Duniway Elementary School

Duniway Elementary School, a reasonably sized primary school in Portland, Oregon, part of Portland SD 1J, educates 387 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 21% above typical.

Portland SD 1J comprises 86 schools with combined enrollment of 41,894 students; Duniway Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Duniway Elementary School shows that nearly all students (80%) are White. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Duniway Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Duniway Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Multnomah County runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Duniway Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Oregon schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 46.4%; actual is 66.0%, +19.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Multnomah County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,766 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Duniway Elementary School is one of 169 public schools in Multnomah County (combined enrollment of about 81,096 students).

Lewis Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Duniway Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Duniway Elementary School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Duniway Elementary School has contracted 22%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 85% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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